The Museum of Florida Art Family Fun Day 2009

The Museum of Florida Art invites you to come out and “Make Art a Family Affair” during Family Fun Day, a free fun-filled day promising to delight and excite the imagination.

Family Fun Day will be held Saturday, August 22, 2009 from 10 am to 2 pm.  The event, which will showcase a special art exhibition featuring student artworks from the Summer Camp Create participants, includes activities for the entire family.

 

“Our children’s art exhibition was huge success for us last year.  We are expecting and an even bigger and better showing of work this year as we kick off our new fall classes and workshops,” said Pam Coffman, Exhibitions Coordinator

The free family-friendly event will also include: complementary admission to the Museum, hands-on art activities, artist demonstrations, gallery tours and a preview of our new Children’s Art Annex.

 

“Family Fun Day is an opportunity for families to experience art together.  We hope this event will bring new families into the Museum of Florida Art to see and experience all we have to offer,” notes Kathryn Peterson, Administration & Marketing Director

Visitors of all ages will enjoy these activities and find the visit to be a most memorable and enriching experience.  This is a time for families to come and unleash their creative side, to make art, explore the museum, and most of all have fun!  At the Museum of Florida Art, we are committed to “Make Art a Family Affair,” provide quality educational programs, lifelong learning opportunities, and art resources and materials that inform, invoke and inspire people of all ages.

The Museum of Florida Art is located in the Cultural Arts Center at 600 North Woodland Blvd. in DeLand, Florida.  Galleries are open Tues. - Sat.10 am-4 pm, Sun 1-4 pm.  Admission is only $3.00.  Children under 12, Museum Members and Sunday’s are Free.

The Museum of Florida Art offers a venue where: creativity is fostered, appreciation of art is nurtured, all people are welcomed. The mission of the Museum of Florida Art is to promote and showcase Florida Art and emerging and established Florida Artists through exhibitions and educational and interpretive programming made available to a diverse statewide audience of all ages; to collect and preserve works of art for this purpose; to publish books and other materials concerning the foregoing; and to make such resources available for the public.

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